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| Tables | First round | » Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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VfL Bochum | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37:22 | 15 | 34 |
| 2 |
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Bor. Mönchengladbach | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 37:22 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 |
|
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28:14 | 14 | 32 |
| 4 |
|
1. FC Nürnberg | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27:15 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 |
|
Energie Cottbus | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25:21 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 |
|
1. FC Köln | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29:27 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 |
|
SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 28:24 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 |
|
1. FSV Mainz 05 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21:21 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 |
|
Hannover 96 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 32:33 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 |
|
Alemannia Aachen | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20:23 | -3 | 22 |
| 11 |
|
Fortuna Köln | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23:22 | 1 | 20 |
| 12 |
|
FC St. Pauli | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18:22 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 |
|
Kickers Offenbach | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20:30 | -10 | 20 |
| 14 |
|
Stuttgarter Kickers | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23:26 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 |
|
Waldhof Mannheim | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 25:31 | -6 | 19 |
| 16 |
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Chemnitzer FC | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15:27 | -12 | 19 |
| 17 |
|
TeBe Berlin | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 18:31 | -13 | 14 |
| 18 |
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Karlsruher SC | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14:29 | -15 | 14 |
